is there an alternative to pressure washing?
2006-10-06 02:33:52 · 9 answers · asked by ouisy_01 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
YES I WOULD THINK SO!! CAUSE BLEACH DOES DISINFECT THINGS!!
2006-10-06 02:36:31 · answer #1 · answered by SWM 38 _4_ YOUNG GF 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar problem with red clay and the bricks on the side of our house. I used a dilute form of CLR and a brush. It took more of the stain out. You will have to play with the degree of dilution, if any, that works for you.
A previous answer referred to the iron in the clay. That is exactly right. The red in the clay is iron oxide. The CLR has an acid base and this helps the iron oxide release from the brick or concrete. I don't know the exact chemistry but a geologist told me to use a mild acid.
2006-10-06 03:51:56 · answer #2 · answered by oil field trash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tried this and it didn't work. I was told the clay bonds to the concrete. We power-washed too and that helped, but depending on the nature of the concrete - we got mixed results. For the sidewalk, it eventually went away on it's own. For the basement floor? We had to paint over it.
I'm told (but haven't tried) that Iron removers or Rust removers sometimes work, since the red stain is the iron in the clay. CLR or something similar.
2006-10-06 02:45:30 · answer #3 · answered by itsnotarealname 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'll find it probably will get rid of some, but not all the stains. Despite what most people think, concrete is considered porous, and some of the stain will be down in those pores. Pressure washing seems to do the best job of cleaning it.
2006-10-06 02:38:58 · answer #4 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do NOT use bleach. Try a mixture of one part amonia and four parts water. This is the formulation to clean old headstones. Use a stiff bristled brush of natural or manmade fibers (do not use steel). Use lots and lots of elbow grease. If that mixture is not enough, try borax mixed in the same proportion. Use gloves with the borax.
2006-10-06 02:43:34 · answer #5 · answered by damndirtyape212 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
teeth whitening will do away with those stains, although, there are various recommendations available to you. i think the superb device is custom made whitening trays with a high quality whitening product cautioned by utilising your Dentist. As somebody pronounced, you will desire to attempt to stay faraway from those products that stain once you're whitening, a straw can help to maintain those fluids off of the teeth. solid luck!
2016-12-16 03:13:39 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you might live in Ga, use concrete cleaner
2006-10-06 04:21:02 · answer #7 · answered by Granny 1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have tried it before and it worked.
2006-10-06 05:44:13 · answer #8 · answered by seherhashmi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh 'fess up already. We all know that's blood, not clay.
2006-10-06 02:41:44 · answer #9 · answered by Demon Doll 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋